拖

tuō

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word
Verb

拖 (tuō) is a Chinese word meaning “to drag”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. to drag
  2. to tow
  3. to trail
  4. to hang down
  5. to mop (the floor)
  6. to delay
  7. to drag on

Stroke order

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Example

這件事別再拖了,趕快做吧。

Don't put this off any longer; get it done.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).